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nanna

/nˈænə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
nan-na
IPA
/nˈænə/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

grandmother

name

A goddess, the wife of Balder.

name

The god of the moon in Sumerian mythology.

name

A surname from Italian.

Etymology

Possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”); probably from a Proto-Indo-European root imitative of a child babbling, similar to Ancient Greek νάννα (nánna). See also nanny. Compare Welsh nain, Sicilian nanna, Italian nonna, Norman nonne, Galician nana, Spanish nana, Old French nonain, Late Latin nonna.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

nannas (plural) nana (alternative) nan (alternative)

Phrases

nanna nap nanna wobble

Frequently Paired Words

nanna nap nanna wobble nanny

Synonyms

Nanna-Suen Sin Suen grandma grandmother granny grannie gran nan

Rhymes With

anna indiana louisiana montana hannah diana banana ghana lana savannah hanna nana

Questions

How do you pronounce nanna?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈænə/.
What does nanna mean?
grandmother
Where does nanna come from?
It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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